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1. Apple’s Macs have long escaped ransomware, but that may be changing

   By Karlston, April 18, 2023   

   • apple macs
   • ransomware
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   • April 18, 2023

2. Europe’s privacy watchdog probes Google over data used for AI training

   By Karlston, September 12, 2024   

   • google
   • privacy
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     • privacy
     • eu
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   • September 12, 2024

3. Android app from China executed 0-day exploit on millions of devices

   By alf9872000, March 27, 2023
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   • March 27, 2023

4. Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies

   By Karlston, March 7, 2023
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   • March 7, 2023

5. New UEFI vulnerabilities send firmware devs industry wide scrambling

   By Karlston, January 17, 2024
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   • January 17, 2024

6. For the first time, FBI admits to purchasing location data on Americans

   By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
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   • March 9, 2023

7. Discord starts down the dangerous road of ads this week

   By Karlston, April 2, 2024   

   • discord
   • ads
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   • 995 views
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   • April 2, 2024

8. Federal agency hacked by 2 groups thanks to flaw that went unpatched for 4 years

   By alf9872000, March 17, 2023
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   • March 17, 2023

9. Unkillable UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw

   By Karlston, March 6, 2023   

   • uefi
   • malware
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   • March 6, 2023

10. The time has come: GitHub expands 2FA requirement rollout March 13

    By Karlston, March 11, 2023   

    • github
    • 2fa
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    • March 11, 2023

11. Apple patches “clickless” 0-day image processing vulnerability in iOS, macOS

    By Karlston, September 8, 2023   

    • apple
    • vulnerability
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    • September 8, 2023

12. ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare, and we ought to be concerned

    By Karlston, February 8, 2023   

    • chatgpt
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    • February 8, 2023

13. Health info for 1 million patients stolen using critical GoAnywhere vulnerability

    By Karlston, February 16, 2023
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    • February 16, 2023

14. Most criminal cryptocurrency is funneled through just 5 exchanges

    By Karlston, January 28, 2023   

    • cryptocurrency
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    • January 28, 2023

15. RSA’s demise from quantum attacks is very much exaggerated, expert says

    By Karlston, January 26, 2023   

    • rsa
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    • January 26, 2023

16. Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password dumps in recent history

    By Karlston, January 18, 2024
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    • January 18, 2024

17. Meta needs explicit user consent to run personalized ads, EU watchdog rules

    By Karlston, December 7, 2022   

    • meta
    • ads
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    • December 7, 2022

18. Amazon ad verification program buys access to your phone’s soul for $2 a month

    By Karlston, December 7, 2022   

    • amazon
    • ads
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    • December 7, 2022

19. Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

    By alf9872000, December 23, 2022
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 23, 2022

20. The Internet is (once again) awash with IoT botnets delivering record DDoSes

    By Karlston, January 22
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    • January 22

21. The risk of escalation from cyberattacks has never been greater

    By alf9872000, December 19, 2022
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    • December 19, 2022

22. Alarmed researcher finds heaps of biometric data on US military device on eBay

    By alf9872000, December 27, 2022
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    • December 27, 2022

23. State-sponsored hackers in China compromise certificate authority

    By alf9872000, November 15, 2022
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    • November 15, 2022

24. How North Korea became a mastermind of crypto cybercrime

    By Karlston, November 14, 2022
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    • November 14, 2022

25. Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid

    By Karlston, November 22, 2022
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    • November 22, 2022